13 Brilliant Money-Making Ideas

Want to score a little extra cash on the side…without taking your clothes off or getting arrested? Find out how to by checking out these money-making ideas, all of which can be easily launched right from your laptop, from Amanda Steinberg, CEO and founder of DailyWorth.com.Calling all Cosmo superfans! Dream big. Live big. Start here.

Babysitters Club

Babysitters Club

Watching tots isn't just for Kristy, Stacey, and Claudia. Taking care of munchkins pays well these days (around $20 an hour), and now Websites like SitterCity.com and Care.com connect you with families in your 'hood.

Cash Out Your Closet

Cash Out Your Closet

Earn extra dough by selling clothes you no longer wear to an online consignment store. PoshMark.com and ThreadFlip.com let you post pics of your jeans and bracelets and set the price you want for them. The Website takes 20 percent of the profits, but on the flip, gives you free prepaid postage to mail it out.